Mt. Kilimanjaro Trek - 8 Days Machame Route
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Overview
Highlights
- Enjoy amazing views of mt. Kilimanjaro peak.
- Spot the rare vegetation changes and feel the weather changes as you climb up
- Take the challenge of being on the highest peak of Africa.
- Observe the high-alpine deserts.
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Trip includes
- Pick up from the airport and drop off on the last day.
- All Reserve and park/mountain fees, Mountain gear (Tent, sleeping bag, walking sticks)
- Mountain guide salaries (Not tip – Tip recommended)
- Complimentary drinking mineral water daily while on hiking
- Meals as per the itinerary, Campsite fees, Mount Kilimanjaro
- Park fees, rescue fees on the mountain, Porters salary (not tip - expected)
Itinerary
Accommodation: Green Mountain Hotel
Pick up from Kilimanjaro/Arusha airport. Drive to your hotel in Arusha and check-in and drive into Arusha town to explore (depending on your arrival time). Arusha City is situated at the foot of Mount Meru and it is the most famous city as a gateway to the Northern Safari circuit.
Accommodation: Machame Camp
After breakfast, we’ll transfer to the Machame Park Gate (5,950 ft. / 1,815 mt.). After registering with the park authority, we’ll begin our climb through the lush forest. We’ll continue on to some heath land before reaching our overnight camp at Machame Camp (9,850 feet, 6-7 hours of walking), just above the forest zone. The trek is quite long, but not steep.
Accommodation: Shira Camp
After breakfast we will ascent through beautiful heath land and alpine moorland with magnificent views of Kilimanjaro Peak. We begin up the steep track through a savanna of tall grasses, and trees of Giant Heather and Erica. We’ll overnight at Shira Camp (12,600 feet, 5-6 hours of walking).
Accommodation: Barranco Camp
After breakfast, ascend to Barranco Camp via the Lava Tower where in the afternoon you will descend the steep track into the Great Barranco Valley and slowly ascend to Barranco Camp (12,950 feet, 5-6 hours of walking). This day and the following day will be your acclimatization day.
Accommodation: Karanga Valley Camp
The day will begin with a descent into the Gorge, before we climb its eastern wall where we will enjoy views of Kilimanjaro’s ice fields, an equatorial anomaly. We will continue trekking until we reach our camp in Karanga Valley (13,900 feet, 4-5 hours of walking).
Accommodation: Barafu Camp
We’ll trek up through the Karanga Valley; the trail turns steadily uphill, following the lava ridge to the Barafu camp. The temperature will grow colder and the landscape more sparse as we near Barafu Camp. Barafu Camp is set on a small, exposed flat area on a ridge, ...
Accommodation: Mweka Camp
Just after midnight we start of a challenging trek (12-17 hours of trekking). The temperatures range from just below freezing at midnight, to between 10 deg. F (-12 deg. C) to –10 F. (-23 deg. C) just before dawn at the summit. Just be...
After breakfast we will make our final descent to the park gate, a walk of about 3 or 4 hours. After checking out of the park and saying goodbye to our guide and porters, we’ll drive to Arusha town and overnight at Green Mountain.
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Our vehicles undergo extensive pre-safari inspection from bonnet to boot, tyres to rooftop to ensure they are in good condition for a trouble free safari. Naturally, with the conditions of the roads that we travel, we still have the occasional puncture. Usually, we have a mechanic or another vehicle nearby and customers rarely miss any of their game viewing experiences because of vehicle problems.
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What's excluded
- Flight into Tanzania and out of Tanzania
- Extras at the lodges and hotel i.e. Drinks, Laundry service etc
- Tips to mountain guide and porters (expected)
- Visa entry fee into Tanzania
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- Full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
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